John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.), the Penn State All-American guard who claimed the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy from the National Football Foundation (NFF) as college football’s premier scholar-athlete, has been named the recipient of the 84th James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to America’s top amateur athlete.

All-American offensive lineman John Urschel has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious Sullivan Award, presented by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to America's top amateur athlete. Fans can log on to the AAU website and vote for Urschel, the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy winner from now until March 23.

The National Football Foundation (NFF) and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) announced that Penn State standout John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.), the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy recipient, will be honored on the field during the first quarter of the VIZIO BCS National Championship between No. 1 Florida State and No. 2 Auburn.

Penn State standout John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) was named the recipient of the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy Tuesday night at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's 56th annual celebration of college football. The Campbell Trophy is presented to the nation's premier college football Scholar-Athlete. A two-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree, Urschel is the first Penn State student-athlete to win the Campbell Trophy, which was first presented in 1990.

Penn State senior John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) is among the candidates for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments. He also is a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes an individual as the top football scholar-athlete in the nation.

Penn State senior standouts Glenn Carson (Manahawkin, N.J.) and John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) have been named candidates for two prestigious college football awards. Carson has been named to the Watch List for the Butkus Award, which is presented to the nation's top linebacker. Urschel is a candidate for his second individual award with his selection to the Watch List for the Rotary Lombardi Award.

The preseason national award watch lists have added three more Penn State football student-athletes, as seniors DaQuan Jones (Johnson City, N.Y.) and John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) earned their first preseason national honors, and sophomore Deion Barnes (Philadelphia) was selected to his second preseason watch list.

Tennis player Petra Januskova and football player John Urschel have been selected as the 2013 recipients of the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award. The McCoy Award is presented annually to one senior female and one senior male student-athlete who have combined successful athletic participation with academic excellence. The award is named for the longtime dean of Penn State’s College of Physical Education, who also served as the University’s athletic director.

The Penn State Football program remains at the head of the class on the Capital One Division I Academic All-America Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Senior defensive end Pete Massaro (Newtown Square) and junior guard John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) earned 2012 first-team Capital One Academic All-America honors, becoming the Nittany Lions' 50th and 51st all-time football honorees. Penn State and Notre Dame were the only Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) institutions with two first-team Academic All-America honorees.

Seven Penn State Football student-athletes have been selected to the 2012 All-Big Ten teams in voting by the conference coaches and media, with six Nittany Lions earning first-team honors.

The Nittany Lions' contingent is led by senior Michael Mauti (Mandeville, La.), who was selected the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and sophomore Allen Robinson (Southfield, Mich.), who was named the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year.

Mauti, Robinson and senior defensive tackle Jordan Hill (Steelton) were selected first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. Senior center Matt Stankiewitch (Orwigsburg) and junior guard John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) were selected to the coaches' first-team and media second-team and redshirt freshman tight end Kyle Carter (Bear, Del.) was named to the media first-team.